Parma Ji,
I'm sorry if I've struck the wrong chord ! I must confess of the difficulty I'm having in trying to make sense of what you're trying to say. Please forgive me.
As the initiator of the thread the idea is to build a coherent, consistent and a reliable account of our ancenstral past. I feel, to know God one must know the self and the self without knowledge of its ancestral past is like a boat without a ruder, getting tossed all over the place.
You can ask almost anyone about controversial topics and they’ll be happy to give you an opinion, backed of course, by arguments and facts. Moreover, anyone can take a stand, and almost everyone can argue their viewpoint, but not all come with an open mind. This perhaps might be because of their views and opinions are deep rooted in some philosophical or a particular system of belief. Our system [Sikh n 3 pillars] however, is founded on the freedom of everything within the confines of a legal and moral system and regulated by sober conscience, which is underpinned by a set of hard-core values. We act on our instincts, whereas, sizeable population do so on instruction and prescription. I believe that we are obligated to strive for something more subtle, more meaningful and completely harmonious. And, in that we ought to carefully examine all sides of an issue, listen attentively to the arguments being made, and to come to a true understanding of how different people see the issues and what it means to them. Then, and only then, can we form an educated position and lead boldly in that direction, all the while demonstrating empathy for those with opposing views.
I bid you farewell !
Good day Sir -
